Trainings and Professional Development
September 18, 2026
10:00am - 12:00 pm (PST)
Online Training, 2 CE's
This WILL be recorded and you will be able to get CE's after you fill out the survey and take a short quiz (if you don't attend in person)
Supporting Women Through Perimenopause
Presentation Overview
Supporting Women Through Perimenopause: Approaches and Interventions for Psychotherapists
In this live virtual, interactive training we cover Perimenopause/Menopause and how this phase of life impacts a woman's mental health and overall wellness. This training provides an overview of the psychological, emotional and physical impacts of perimenopause and menopause on women's mental health.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the life stage transitions across perimenopause, menopause and post menopause and how these changes intersect with mood, anxiety, sleep and overall functioning. Participants will have the opportunity to explore appropriate screening questions, interventions, referral strategies and resource connections for clients.
Training will also be recorded if you can't make it live, or want to re-watch.
Kara Cruz, MA, LMFT, PMH-C, EMDRIA Certified TherapistTM
Private Practice Owner | Psychotherapist | Clinical Supervisor | Educator
Kara Cruz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional, EMDRIA Certified TherapistTM, and CE trainer. A private practice owner, educator, and clinical supervisor, she has over a decade of experience supporting women navigating complex trauma, ADHD, and reproductive mental health.
Kara supports therapists and helping professionals through consultation, training, providing continuing education and speaking engagements. She founded Therapist Group Bootcamp, guiding therapists to design and launch their signature therapy groups, and leads It Begins With Us, a women’s program helping women reconnect with themselves, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim authentic self-connection.
October 24, 2026
10:00am - 11:30 am (PST)
Online Training, 1.5 CE's
AI & Mental Health Talk Series, Talk # 1
Presentation Overview
Therapy and AI companionship were listed as the number 1 use of AI by Harvard Business Review in both 2025 and 2026. As clients increasingly turn to chatbots for therapeutic processing, emotional support, and personal companionship, expanding our AI literacy as clinicians is no longer optional.
This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging clinical concerns surrounding public AI adoption and its growing impact on client mental health, interpersonal relationships, and the therapeutic alliance. We will explore critical topics such as AI sycophancy, the amplification of cognitive distortions, and other potential psychological risks. We will analyze real-world case studies involving synthetic relationships and AI-associated delusions.
Additionally, we will examine current state and federal legislative responses to these emerging challenges. Participants will leave with targeted assessment questions and concrete strategies to conceptualize these novel use cases within the clinical setting.
About June
June is a licensed marriage and family therapist and human geographer with over 20 years of clinical experience. Her work focuses on the psychology of AI, examining how technology shapes human behavior and relationships. She serves as a mental health expert for an AI safety company, contributes to the APA Labs Expert Network, and is a subject-matter expert on AI for UCs Continuing Education of the Bar program. She is featured in Jamie Bartlett's 2026 bestseller How to Talk to AI (And How Not To), and has spent the past year studying AI-associated delusions and synthetic companion relationships through direct engagement with AI-user communities.
Read More about June's background on LinkedIn